A Closer Look - Inside

Opening the Level 10 GT is rather simple. The front door swings open and can simply pulled off its hinges while the back requires removal of two screws. The inside of the case is all black and very slick. The large CPU cutout is complimented by the multiple openings for nearly every cable routed in the case. Along the backside of the case are multiple metal wiring hooks. This built in cable management system is just another perk of the Level 10 GT.


The five hot swap bays are located up front at the bottom while there are four 5.25" bays at the top. There is a 3.5" slot directly above the hot swap bays. The 5.25" bays use a simple locking mechanism located on the backside of the case. Installing an optical bay is as simple as just sliding the drive in and sliding the lock forward.


Here are the backside of the front of the case. At the bottom is the hot swap bay with a single power cable to supply power to each bay. There are no included SATA cables nor a power PCB, it is simply just a pass through to allow standard connectivity. At the top front on this backside are the 5.25" locking bars. They lock into place by sliding forward, a very simple and easy way of mounting.



Peeking inside at the rear we have the bottom mounted power supply bay. The power supply is installed on two metal bars that lift it off the bottom of the case, while a nice idea for airflow it does present the possible issue of noise vibration. Above are the eight expansion slots, all perforated for maximum airflow. Finally at the top is an exhaust 140 mm fan.


Thermaltake has placed one of their 200 mm ColorShift fans at the top of the case. This fan is installed to exhaust hot air out the case, but can be changed direction as needed. This massive 200 mm fan can be removed in lieu of two 120 mm fans or a 240 mm water cooling radiator.


The internal case cables are pictured here, starting with the USB 3.0 cables are not headers that will connect to your mainboard but rather to a port. A single Molex power plug supplies power to all the case fans, a single connection for four fans is a nice touch. Additionally pictured are the front panel USB 2.0 headers, mic and headphone headers, and standard power, reset, hard drive activity headers. As a side note, I think it's worth it to mention that all the cables are either coated in all black or otherwise sleeved in black. This may seem like a small note, but something I wish every case manufacturer did.


Before installing hardware in this luxury case I thought it was really cool how the side panel door fan was designed. The fan is enclosed in the panel which makes it hard to clean, but a removable dust cover is very helpful. Outside the door panel is a small lever which can aim the airflow of the fan up or down. Pictured inside are the "rudders" which point the airflow in the direction either up or down. Additionally the power connection is made with a brilliant hinge connection. This built in hinge power connector is just another classy touch that goes above and beyond expectations of standard gaming cases.